Absolute FreeBSD, 3rd Edition: The Complete Guide to FreeBSD

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ No Starch Press
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 5, 2018
• Edition ‏ : ‎ 3rd
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 704 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1593278926
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 22
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.47 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.01 x 1.38 x 9.25 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #413,606 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in BSD Operating System #18 in Client-Server Networking Systems #63 in Unix Operating System

This updated edition of Michael W. Lucas\' definitive volume on FreeBSD-basedsystems adds coverage of modern disks, the ZFS filesystem IPv6, redesignedjail and packaging systems, and virtualization, among dozens of new featuresadded in the last 10 years. FreeBSD is the muscle behind companies likeNetflix and EMC. Any place where someone does heavy lifting on the Internet,you\'ll find FreeBSD. This newly revised edition of Absolute FreeBSD bringsFreeBSD\'s strengths to bear on your problems and covers FreeBSD\'s newestfeatures, all in the inimitable style that has made author Michael W. Lucas\'system administration books so popular. Any computer system is only as good asthe system administrator\'s knowledge. Absolute FreeBSD teaches you everythingyou need to know about managing FreeBSD systems, from installation,configuration, and taking the system from \"just working\" to \"working well.\" Acohesive focus on service delivery and best practice means that you can applymuch of the book to other operating systems. Absolute FreeBSD dives deep intoserver management, taking you beyond just making things work and intounderstanding why they work. You\'ll learn: How to best install FreeBSD to meetyour needsWhich filesystem to use in your environmentHow to back up andrestore critical dataHow to tweak the kernel, and when not toNetworkconfiguration, from activating interfaces to selecting congestion controlalgorithmsHow to manage UFS, ZFS, and other critical filesystemsFreeBSD\'ssoftware packaging system, including how to build your own packagerepositoryHow and when to upgradeTechniques to build your own FreeBSDAdvancedsecurity features like blacklistd and packet filteringHow to monitor andadjust performanceContainer-style virtualization with jailsDisklesssystemsPanic management and bug reporting With Absolute FreeBSD you will getthe solid introduction you need; and if you\'re a fan of the earlier editions,you will expand your skills even further. Read more